Dam Number 2

Dam Number 2: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Dam Number 2

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Dam Number 2 — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.99123, -97.60795. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Dam Number 2

• Rock City · park · Ottawa · ~20 km · Must-see
• Whiteford (Price) Archeological Site · fort · Saline · ~20 km · Must-see
• University United Methodist Church · church · Saline · ~25 km · Must-see
• Rolling Hills Zoo · sanctuary · Saline · ~26 km · Must-see
• Soldier Cap Mound · viewpoint · Saline · ~43 km · Must-see
• Abilene & Smokey Valley Railway · viewpoint · Dickinson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum · museum · Dickinson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Lander Park Carousel · attraction · Dickinson · ~45 km · Must-see
• Coronado Heights Park · park · Saline · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mushroom Rock State Park · attraction · Ellsworth · ~59 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis State Park · park · Ellsworth · ~64 km · Must-see
• Kanopolis Dam · lake · Ellsworth · ~65 km · Must-see
• Kansas Motorcycle Museum · museum · McPherson · ~65 km · Must-see
• Faris Caves · cave · Ellsworth · ~68 km · Must-see
• Kansas Landscape Arboretum · sanctuary · Clay · ~70 km · Must-see
• Fort Harker Museum Complex · museum · Ellsworth · ~72 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Wildlife​ Refuge · sanctuary · McPherson · ~73 km · Must-see
• North Pole Mound · viewpoint · Saline · ~5 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Dam Number 2

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Dam Number 2

• Kanopolis Dam · lake · Ellsworth · ~65 km · Must-see
• Milford Lake State Park Marina · lake · Geary · ~79 km · Must-see
• Inman Lake · lake · McPherson · ~104 km · Must-see
• Wilson Reservoir · lake · Russell · ~105 km · Must-see
• Waconda Lake · lake · Mitchell · ~110 km · Must-see
• Tuttle Creek Lake · lake · Pottawatomie · ~114 km · Must-see
• Marion County Dam · lake · Marion · ~115 km · Must-see
• Council Grove City Lake Dam · lake · Morris · ~122 km · Must-see
• Lovewell Reservoir · lake · Jewell · ~136 km · Must-see
• Saline County State Lake Dam · lake · Saline · ~13 km

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